When UL’s 2017 season ended Saturday with a 63-14 loss at Appalachian State, Ragin’ Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth — his job status going forward uncertain after a third straight losing season — wasn’t the only one left wondering about what the future holds.

Multiple Cajun recruiting commits also are left unsure if they’ll be left in the lurch should Hudspeth not return for an eighth season at UL.

An announcement on Hudspeth's fate and that is of his staff is expected early this week, perhaps as soon as Sunday, if no decision was made known Saturday.

The Cajuns are known to have at least a half-dozen pledges, some seemingly more solid than others — and a much-smaller number than is typical at this time of the year.

So with the NCAA’s new early signing period not far away — it opens Dec. 20 and closes Dec. 22 — decisions must be made on multiple fronts.

Will any recruits decommit after the Cajuns closed 5-7, missing out on a bowl for the second time in three years?

If a change is made, will UL’s new coach and his staff honor the offers extended by Hudspeth and his 2017 assistants?

Will some commits opt to wait until after December before deciding what they’ll do?

Back in June, as previously reported, the Cajuns had commitments from at least four known recruits — Plaquemine High receiver/defensive back Percy Butler, receiver Dylan Adams of North Pike High in Mississippi, defensive lineman Jaylen Whitaker of St. Aloysius High in Mississippi and defensive back Jeremiah Davis of Lufkin High in Texas.

According to their respective Twitter accounts on Saturday, Butler, Whitaker and Davis are all still Cajun commits.

Butler, however, tweeted Friday that he had received an offer from fellow Sun Belt Conference member Texas State.

Adams, meanwhile, does not list a commitment on his personal Twitter account.

Since October, the Cajuns have picked up at least three known commitments.

Offensive lineman Chris Heiskell of Cy Woods High in Texas committed to UL on Oct. 10 and still lists the Cajuns on his Twitter profile.

Darrian McMillan, a defensive end from Butler Community College in Kansas, posted his commitment on Nov. 17.

The Alabamian is a product of St. Luke’s Episcopal School in Mobile, and McMillan — a December juco grad — still lists UL as his school of choice.

Two other Alabama high school products currently are listed as Cajun commits by 247Sports.com.

But Daniel Beard, an athlete/safety from St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile who committed to UL last August, doesn’t list a commitment on his Twitter account and hasn’t tweeted a reference to his Cajun commitment since mid-October.

And receiver Collins Woods III of Blount High in Alabama, who also committed to UL in August according to Al.com, and officially visited UL in mid-November according to 247Sports.com, paid an official visit to Navy in October and does not list a commitment on his Twitter account.

Another Cajun commitment from November is kicker/punter Nathan Holliday from Live Oak High.

He announced his pledge to UL on Nov. 18 via Twitter, and remains listed as a Cajun commit — as a preferred walk-on.

Unclear for now, then, is the question of how just how many recruits the Cajuns plan to add during the NCAA’s early signing period.

This is the first time in a few years they’ve been able to sign players without scholarship restrictions due to recruiting-related NCAA sanctions.